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Scholarship saga: Grieving family demands probe after son dies in Finnish varsity

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Jonathan Kosgei and his wife Leah with son Rodgers Kipruto at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in October 2022. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

A family in Uasin Gishu County is struggling to comprehend the mysterious death of their son who was a nursing student at a university in Finland.

Rodgers Kipruto, 28, formerly a nurse at Nakuru Level 5 Hospital and Mediheal Hospital, moved to Finland last October through an airlift programme initiated by the Uasin Gishu County Government and the Finnish university.

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